The Revenant

Impersonate

REY

As I walked the streets of the imperial city, I came across several preachers. Each wore white and red robes, preaching the ways of the holy light, and each one I passed stood atop a wooden stage,with a person in rags, hands bound by shackles.

I never watched what happened to the people in rags. I only imagined what fate my mind could conjure. There weren't any nooses,so they couldn't have been hanged? No hooded executioners with axes,guillotines...perhaps they were slaves...

Emelenia popped into my mind as I thought of the slaves. It'd been a while since I'd met her...shit I was head over heels for this dragon girl.

People would stare at me with wonder and awe. I was well aware that all eye's were on me, but I could feel the expectations. I could hear the voices around me.

"That's the commander!" They whispered.

"Is it really? I've never seen him wear white before..."

"I wonder where he was during the massacre that occured in the slums a few months ago?"

"Some say he had slayed the revenant single handedly."

The city was attacked? Nova must've eliminated the revenant who attacked.

I shook the thought from my mind,yet their voices continued around me.

"I wonder if he's okay after the princesses death?"

"He was unable to defend Elena, he is directly responsible."

"The princess could defend herself,she was the general of the imperial army, she fell in a fight, as any human will when struck by a fatal blow."

If big brother were here...this would really hurt him wouldn't it?

I was brought to a halt by a child,who ran into me,wrapping his arms round my waist.

His blonde hair was fluffed, and he wore exquisite clothing. His eye's when he looked at me,was a dazzling sea blue.

"Lukas! Come back!"

When I looked up, I was confused. I believed I saw Eskarina, yet an older, much more gruff version. Not the young, innocent Eskarina I knew.

"Momma it's Nova! He looks just like the toys do!" The boy exclaimed,holding up an action figure replica of my elder brother that was nearly indistinguishable from the real deal, aside from the obvious plastic textures and plastic connected joints.

His mother appeared beside him, placing a hand on his shoulder and gently pulling him away from me.

"Lukas, don't just run up to him! I'm sure the Commander is on his way to go somewhere."

She smiled at me, which wasn't all that different from Esk's smile.

"Commander."

"Mrs. Lyria. How are you?"

"I'm doing rather well." She said.

Her arms were wrapped round me a second later,pulling me into a tight hug. "Thank you...so very much Commander Nova. Without your guidance my daughter would have never made the money we needed to get away from our old life."

I smiled awkwardly into our hug as she released me.

"Don't you have a daughter as well?"

"Besides my eldest?" Mrs Lyria laughed. "Yes I do. My youngest, Bilquise. She's at home with my husband. Lukas and I are out browsing goods,some luxuries,jewelery, spoiling ourselves. We have more money now than we know what to do with,we've bought essentials for the month so why not enjoy ourselves a bit with what money we have left you know?"